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A suspected cholera patient receives treatment at a hospital in north-eastern Syria. Reuters
A suspected cholera patient receives treatment at a hospital in north-eastern Syria. Reuters
Syria’s cholera case numbers on the increase
Highly contagious disease has spread quickly in country's north, where many rely on untreated water containing raw sewage